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Top picks
Popular, well-rated games with a strong exploration score.
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Review scores are shown out of 100
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+5.0
Teslagrad 2
Large interconnected world with many secrets and collectibles promotes discovery and curiosity-driven play.
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+5.0
Himno - The Silent Melody
Core gameplay revolves around discovering procedurally generated biomes, secrets, and lore.
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+5.0
Twilight Monk
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, collectibles, and backtracking with new abilities.
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+5.0
Arctico
Core gameplay is about discovering new areas, ruins, notes, and blueprints in a large open world.
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+5.0
X3: Reunion
Large universe with many sectors and hidden secrets; players are motivated to discover new areas and mysteries.
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+5.0
WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Large, intricate levels with many secrets and multiple paths strongly encourage exploration.
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+5.0
Anachronox
Game encourages thorough exploration of richly detailed and varied environments with secrets and side quests.
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+5.0
RymdResa
Core gameplay is about discovering new locations, anomalies, and secrets in a vast procedurally generated universe.
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+5.0
Sandwalkers
Core gameplay revolves around exploring a hex map, discovering new areas, quests, and secrets.
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+5.0
The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
Exploration of a large, detailed, and mysterious world is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Book of Travels
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a richly detailed world.
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+5.0
CAT Interstellar
Core motivation is exploring Mars surface, underground caves, and discovering story secrets.
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+5.0
Druid
Core motivation is discovering new areas, hidden routes, and secrets within the maze-like forest.
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+5.0
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and dynamic world changes.
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+5.0
Ether One
Core gameplay involves discovering new areas, secrets, and story elements through detailed environmental exploration.
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+4.0
Ico
Exploration of a large, interconnected castle environment is a key gameplay element.
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+5.0
Rebel Transmute
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, and backtracking with a large, varied map
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+5.0
Serin Fate
Strong emphasis on discovering new areas, secrets, puzzles, and interacting with the environment.
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+5.0
Age of Reforging: The Freelands
Open world with many secrets, dungeons, and areas to discover; exploration is a core motivation.
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+5.0
Eidolon
Core motivation is discovering new areas, piecing together story fragments scattered across a huge map.
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+5.0
Gaia Beyond
Large handcrafted solar system with many planets, stations, and secrets to discover; exploration is a core feature.
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+5.0
The Signal From Tölva
Core motivation is discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in a large open world.
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+5.0
Broken Pieces
Core gameplay revolves around discovering new areas, secrets, and lore in the village.
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+4.0
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Strong emphasis on discovering secrets, hidden stars, and revisiting levels to find all collectibles.
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